Gallery Commenting

Galleries may be commented on by users, often to provide information or to indicate their likes and dislikes of the gallery's contents. The gallery's description is placed at the top of the comments section and cannot be voted on.

Properties

Edits made within less than 15 minutes of the original comment will not append an edit timestamp to the comment.

Listed in the order depending on the user's My Settings choice (chronological, reverse chronological, or power).

Voting

Users may vote (and revote) on other users' comments. Votes and comments are subject to mod power (downvotes are capped at 30; 40 for base bonus users) and comments are hidden if they fall below -50. Users may not vote on comments if they have commented on the same gallery; existing votes will be removed upon making a comment.

Black text means the user has not voted on this comment.

Blue text means the user has chosen this option.

Clicking on it will withdraw the vote. Picking the other option will withdraw the vote and cast a new, opposite vote.

Red text and no score means the vote is invalid because of a server response error and did not get through.

Limits

Users may make multiple comments in a gallery but multiple consecutive comments will be automatically appended to each other.

Like tagging votes, mod power is computed at the time of voting and does not change unless another vote is cast by the user.

Only the first 13 users will have their name displayed next to their vote to save space. Additional users are hidden (and [votes-13] others...).

Casting a new vote or removing one's vote can change this.

Comments may not be retracted but can be edited.

Comments may not be searched (it is possible to use a third party search engine instead).

Hidden Comments

By default (oldest-first view) only the 45 highest-scoring and 5 most recent comments will be shown. Other settings will show the top 50 comments depending on the setting chosen.

Comments become hidden if they fall below -50 mod power along with a veto holder's or gallery owner's downvote.

Hidden comments can be made visible by adding "?hc=1" to the end of the URL or by clicking on "There is/are x more comments below the viewing threshold - click to show all." link at the bottom of the comments section.

Perma-Hidden Comments

Comments become permanently hidden if they reach -100 mod power along with a veto holder's or gallery owner's downvote. These comments cannot be made visible again.

Tips

Comments and reviews should generally be informative, insightful, or humorous.

Gallery uploaders should keep their comments in the uploader field. This prevents redundancy and allows the uploader to downvote unnecessary comments more easily.

It is advisable to update comments if they become confusing / irrelevant (e.g. Pointing out images that are forbidden content but the owner then removes them).

Examples of Good Comments

Plot summaries, especially for lengthy or multi-part stories.

Source information, such as the artist's website or where to purchase the work.